cene is
placed a sarcophagus of a very beautiful shape in the round, all carved
and very ornate, in which are the remains of that poet; and upon it, on
a base in the centre, is his head taken from life, with these words at
the foot--ACTIUS SINCERUS; accompanied by two boys with wings in the
manner of Loves, who have some books about them. And in two niches that
are at the sides, in the other two walls of the chapel, there are on two
bases two upright figures of marble in the round, each of three braccia
or little more; these being S. James the Apostle and S. Nazzaro. When
this work had been built up in the manner that has been described, the
above-mentioned lords, the executors, were completely satisfied with it,
and all Naples likewise.

[Illustration: TOMB OF ANDREA DORIA

(_After =Fra Giovanni Agnolo Montorsoli=. Genoa: S. Matteo_)

_Alinari_]

The Frate then remembering that he had promised Prince Doria that he
would return to Genoa to make his tomb for him in S. Matteo and to adorn
the whole church, he departed straightway from Naples and set out for
Genoa. Having arrived there, he made the models of the work that he was
to execute for that lord, which pleased him vastly; and then he set his
hand to it, with a good allowance of money and a good number of masters.
And thus, dwelling in Genoa, the Frate made many friendships with
noblemen and men of distinction, and in particular with some physicians,
who were of much assistance to him; for, helping one another, they made
anatomical studies of many human bodies, and gave their attention to
architecture and perspective, and so Fra Giovanni Agnolo attained to the
greatest excellence. Besides this, the Prince, going very often to the
place where he was working, and much liking his discourse, conceived a
very great affection for him. At that time, also, of two nephews that he
had left in charge of Maestro Zaccheria, one, called Agnolo, was sent to
him, a young man of beautiful genius and exemplary character; and
shortly afterwards there was sent to him by the same Zaccheria another
young man called Martino, the son of one Bartolommeo, a tailor. Of both
these young men, teaching them as if they were his sons, the Frate
availed himself in the work that he had in hand. And when he had finally
come to the end of it, he built up the chapel, the tomb, and the other
ornaments that he had made for that church, which forms a cross at the
head of the central nave and three cro